High Wind in Lower Brewster County, Texas

High Wind April 18, 2025 · Lower Brewster County, Texas

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A maximum wind gust of 64 MPH was observed at the West Texas Mesonet site, Persimmon Gap, in Big Bend National Park.

The wider storm

A combination of an approaching trough, a belt of intense southwesterly winds, and a later quickly advancing front resulted in sporadic high winds across portions of Southeast New Mexico and West Texas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1243449. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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